Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 15 December 2017
Johnson amendment banning politicking by houses of worship survives repeal bid
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
In small win for Democrats, the final tax bill will not include a provision allowing churches to endorse political candidates
(Heather Long, The Washington Post)
No Johnson Amendment repeal in conference version of tax bill
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Trump nominates Feldblum for additional term on EEOC
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
European Court says countries must recognize same-sex unions entered abroad
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Judgment Orlandi and Others v. Italy - Legal recognition of same-sex marriages contracted abroad
(Press Release, European Court of Human Rights)
Indonesia court rejects petition to bar consensual sex outside marriage
(Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Kanupriya Kapoor, Reuters)
Indonesia's Constitutional Court refuses to criminalize all sex outside of marriage
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Parsi woman who married outside religion can enter fire temple, says Supreme Court in major ruling
(Dev Goswami, India Today)
3rd Circ. upholds dismissal of religious discrimination case over flu shot refusal
(P.J. Dannunzio, law.com)
Religious freedom review appointee has argued for limited sharia law in Australia
(Paul Karp, The Guardian)
Atheist group drops fight over religious-freedom order
(Zantow, Courthouse News Service)
How the elimination of net neutrality will hurt religion
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Lutherans offer replica of 'Christ of Bojayá,' Colombian symbol of hope, to Pope Francis
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Russian law enforcement descends on Jehovah's Witnesses' property
(Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, Russia Religion News)
Exploring the bonds of Judaism and Conservatism
(Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Politics)
Nobody is laughing at the Religious Left in 2017
(Jack Jenkins, Think Progress)
Anti-Semitism rampant among Muslim refugees in Germany, study finds
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Anti-terror raids in Berlin linked to Anis Amri
(Ben Knight, Deutsche Welle)
Peruvian prosecutor requests jail for Sodalitium founder
(Catholic News Agency)
Bishops condemn selling of Nigerians into slavery in Libya
(Peter Ajayi Dada, Catholic News Service)
Catholic priest and activist points finger at government in peacekeeper attack in Congo
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
South Carolina school district’s use of chapel for graduation ruled unconstitutional
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
Lyle Jeffs to serve 57 months in prison
(Marcos Ortiz, Good 4 Utah)
FLDS leader sentenced to 57 months in prison
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Federal Court rules in favor of Humanist group on South Carolina religious graduation ceremonies
(Press Release, American Humanist Association)
School graduation in Christian chapel violates Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Injunction denied again in Church founder's suit over marijuana cutivation
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Appeals Court upholds Grand Canyon uranium mining ban
(Press Release, Center for Biological Diversity)
9th Circuit: Protection of sacred land from mining does not violate Establishment Clause
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Dear reporters: Please read the New Yorker essay about evangelical realities in Alabama
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Roy Moore and the invisible religious right
(Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker)
Bring in the Millennials, Kansas City Star says of churches (But what about old timers?)
(Mark Kellner, GetReligion)
Concerning Jerusalem, Donald Trump, Arab Christian anger and, yes, American evangelicals
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Argument: From Bahrain to Jerusalem
(Simon Henderson, Foreign Policy)
Inauguration of first church rebuilt in Nineveh Plains since ISIS invasion
(Maria Lozano, Abouna.org)
Faith based leaders' letter to Trump: Anti-Muslim tweets threaten the First Amendment
(Joshua Geltzer, Just Security)
Greece ‘hesitates’ to give Turks rights in Thrace
(Muhammed Boztepe, Anadolu Agency)
Chinese authorities collecting DNA from all residents of Xinjiang
(Benjamin Haas, The Guardian)
China collecting DNA, biometrics from millions in Xinjiang: report
(James Griffiths, CNN)
Daphne Bramham: Legal rights, not religion, may result in polygamy convictions being stayed
(Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun)
Jerusalem
(Paul Mendes-Flohr, University of Chicago Divinity School: Sightings)
Red and green colors 'not appropriate' during the holiday season, university says
(Jon Miltimore, Intellectual Takeout)
‘A spiritual battle:’ How Roy Moore tested white evangelical allegiance to the Republican Party
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post)
A global snapshot of same-sex marriage
(David Masci and Drew Desilver, Pew Research Center Factank)
Americans say religious aspects of Christmas are declining in public life
(Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life)
Fears rise over LGBT discrimination in conservative Paraguay
(Pedro Servin, Associated Press)
Hawaii case draws attention to same-sex child support issues
(Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press)
Aid group: At least 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar
(Associated Press)
Italy OKs living wills amid long-running euthanasia debate
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
EVENT, 14 December 2017: Jews and Quakers: on the borders of acceptability
(University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK)
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Former priest to serve life for 1960 murder in Texas
(Adelaide Mena, Catholic News Agency)
Drop in evangelical turnout may have cost Roy Moore Alabama's senate race, exit polls show
(Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
The meaning of Hanukkah - the miracle of light
(Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, The Christian Post)
Do you know the history behind these 10 Christmas traditions?
(Danika Delallo, Christian Headlines)
Four factors in the Alabama senate election
(Jim Denison, Christian Headlines)
Religious bias is distorting American foreign policy
(Kori Schake, The Atlantic)
'Black votes matter': African-American propel Jones to Alabama win
(Brian Naylor, NPR)
Nancy French on implications of Alabama election for Christian conservatives
(Nancy French, NPR)
In India, 6 people get death penalty for 'untouchable' attack
(Scott Neuman, NPR)
Egyptian women get inheritance rights
(Ayah Aman, Al Monitor: Egypt Pulse)
Islamic Jihad pushes Hamas into a corner
(Shlomi Eldar, Al Monitor: Israel Pulse)
Grappling with Rome: David Marr's lessons from the royal commission
(David Marr, The Guardian)
‘It was us against everyone’: how abuse survivors will keep pushing for change
(Melissa Davey, The Guardian)
Big-nosed Jesus and God as a second-rate Santa: the worst Christian art
(Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian)
Artist hangs refugees' clothing in London church to highlight crisis
(Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)
What are British values? And are faith schools really undermining them?
(Catherine Pepinster, The Guardian)
Why extend the church's ‘freedom’ when it's abused what it already has?
(Richard Ackland, The Guardian)
The Satanic Temple sues Minnesota town for $35,000
(Corey Barnett, World Religion News)
AI experiment creates new religion based on sacred texts
(Gary Nguyen, World Religion News)
New Jersey elects first Sikh Attorney General
(Nathan Glover, World Religion News)
Former KKK priest pays restitution to victims of his hate crimes
(Kelly Frazier, World Religion News)
Doug Jones is a different type of Christian politician
(Derek Welch, World Religion News)
Progressive Christians can embrace Paul too
(Verdell A. Wright, Religion News Service)
Jones wins in stunning Alabama upset
(Kim Chandler and Steve Peoples, Religion News Service)
Comment about Jews by Roy Moore’s wife sparks new ridicule
(Kim Chandler, Religion News Service)
Accused NYC attacker followed radical preacher
(The Associated Press, Religion News Service)
Moore lost enough white evangelicals to lose
(Mark Silk, RNS: Spiritual Politics)
Why Roy Moore’s defeat matters
(Jeffrey Salkin, RNS: Martini Judaism)
After Roy Moore, evangelicals must trade wishful thinking for soul-searching
(Jonathan Merritt, RNS: On Faith & Culture)
Chrysalis of crystal: A Baha’i temple offers a new kind of sacred space
(Michael J. Crosbie, Religion News Service)
Americans see more jingle, less Jesus in Christmas celebrations
(Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service)
On the anniversary of Sandy Hook, a mother’s gratitude for her child’s faith
(Sophfronia Scott, Religion News Service)
Alabama fallout: Does character count?
(Yonat Shimron, Religion News Service)
Puerto Rico Senate approves religious freedom bill
(Eve Kucharski, Pride Source)
Mormon religion used to justify extreme anti-government ideology in Cliven Bundy case
(Cristina Maza, Newsweek)
Constitutional arguments begin in Canadian polygamy case
(Associated Press)
South Carolina school district suspends Christian program
(Associated Press)
Bangladesh: Accused NYC attacker followed radical preacher
(Associated Press)
Uzbekistan: No books allowed, Bible ordered destroyed
(Forum 18 News Service)
Court sets deadline for trial of Danish Jehovah's Witness
(Orel News, Russia Religion News)
European court asks Russia to answer Jehovah's Witnesses' challenge
(SOVA Center for News and Analysis, Russia Religion News)
German doctor lodges petition to change abortion law
(Deutsche Welle)
Muslim leaders declare 'East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine'
(Deutsche Welle)
Leader of Church in Cameroon calls on president not to seek re-election
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Judge says First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem property belongs to national denomination
(Sarah M. Wojcik, The Morning Call)
PCUSA's trust clause keeps property of breakaway church for national body
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
Muslims told no religious reason not to stand for judge
(Matthew Benns, Herald Sun)
Explanatory note on the judicial process and participation of Muslims
(Public Statement, Australian National Imams Council)
Australian imams publish guidance for Muslim witnesses in judicial proceedings
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
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